1 census tracts · pop 1,027 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Center City maps to a single census tract in Kansas City, MO, population 1,027. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $297, 76% below the Kansas City average of $1,238.
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 43%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
26.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 41.1% of adults, 23.3 points above the national rate. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 37% against 30.0% citywide, putting Center City 7.4% over its own city.
Court records for this tract carry 448 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 14.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 7.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 66 mapped neighborhoods of Kansas City, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Eastern 49/63 and Independence Plaza score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Center City vs Kansas CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Center City
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
448Total filings (sum)
9.59%Avg annual filing rate
14.8%Peak year (2005)
7.69%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
189Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.25×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Kansas City, MO).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Center City
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.5%Housing insecurity
26.8%Utility shutoff threat
41.1%Food insecurity
39.8%SNAP enrollment
15.4%No health insurance
51.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Center City
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Center City?
Center City scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Center City compare to Kansas City overall?
Center City scores 1.4 points higher than Kansas City overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $297 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Center City?
Average gross rent in Center City is $297/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Center City residents are renters?
55% of Center City households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Kansas City). The neighborhood has 1,027 residents.
Q5
Is Center City a high social-vulnerability area?
Center City sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Center City for landlords?
Center City carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kansas City as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Center City?
Center City has 1,017 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (78.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.7%), Hispanic / Latino (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
